by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Appalachian State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Appalachian State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Appalachian State women’s softball team carries 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 70. Academic data covers 91 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports Appalachian State sponsors, softball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Whitney Jones.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Appalachian State women’s softball program reported $1,103,091 in revenue against $1,103,091 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $11,721 in operating expense per athlete, or $293,027 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, softball grades out ahead at 994.
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